ALMA - A Brief History

2010	ALMA organised two exhibitions as part of City of London Festival: Swords into Ploughshares Sculptures (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Capulanas (St Botolph’s-without-Bishopsgate).
2008	Tenth Anniversary of ALMA celebrated at River of Life service in St Paul’s Cathedral on 13 July with the ALMA Bishops. New Covenant signed. Education for All Lent Appeal raises funds for a primary school in each of our three link dioceses, more than meeting its target of £75,000.
2007	Archbishop Rowan Williams makes his first visit to Angola (10-12 March). Crisis Appeal for floods in both countries raises almost £19,000.
2006	Bishop Dinis celebrates 30 years as Bishop and his 60th birthday. Mozambique’s debt cancelled. ALMA partners campaign together for Trade Justice.
2005	Tree of Life at British Museum.
2004	Launch of Theology Education by Extension (TEE) in Angola.
2003	Diocese of London’s first ever Lent Appeal raises £130,000 for HIV/AIDS projects in Angola and Mozambique. Angola becomes a Missionary Diocese. Enthronement of Bishop André and Bishop Mark. ALMA Catechists project fund launched at Readers’ Quinquennial.
2002	Swords into Ploughshares exhibition in London. End of civil war in Angola.
2001	Bishop of London visits Mozambique.
2000	Devastating floods in Mozambique throughout February and March. Mozambique Flood Relief Fund raises £170,000. July visit to London by representatives from the three dioceses. Bishop Dinis becomes first Honorary Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral.
1999	Launch of ALMA’s Children project fund.
1998	Signing of ALMA Covenant on 12 July. Accident at Zove on 27 November during first visit from London. Berta Sengulane, wife of Bishop Dinis, dies in the accident.